Shakespeare’s words don’t apply just to Julius Caesar—they also apply to calendar-year partnerships, S corporations, and limited liability companies (LLCs) treated as partnerships or S corporations for tax purposes. Why? The Ides of March, more commonly known as March...

One of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—the Section 199A Deduction for Qualified Business Income of Pass-through Entities (S199A)—is generating great anticipation for many taxpayers. This section of tax law provides a deduction to individuals, trusts, and...

Commercial buildings and improvements generally are depreciated over 39 years, which essentially means you can deduct a portion of the cost every year over the depreciation period. (Land is not depreciable.) But special tax breaks that allow deductions to be taken...

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance recently published guidance on the requirements for out-of-state vendors to register and charge sales tax. This guidance follows the Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, which removed the physical...

The dawning of 2019 means the 2018 income tax filing season will soon be upon us. After year end, it’s generally too late to take action to reduce 2018 taxes. Business owners may, therefore, want to shift their focus to assessing whether they’ll likely owe taxes or...

With the holidays fast approaching, you might want to reward your employees for all their hard work in 2018. Gift-giving ideas include gift cards, holiday turkeys and achievement awards. Although your intent may be essentially the same in all these situations, the tax...

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